Multiple UK Government Departments including the National Shipbuilding Office (NSO), Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) will be out in force at Seawork 2024. Seawork & Marine Civils offers a unique opportunity for exhibiting companies to meet with them to discuss products and future plans.
The National Shipbuilding Office oversees implementation of the National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh, providing strategic oversight of all the government’s interests in UK shipbuilding and its supply chain. The NSO’s mission is to collaboratively support growth across the sector, encouraging innovation, promoting skills, improving productivity and driving international competitiveness.
Used by all three services and representing the MOD department responsible for all UK Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) projects dealing with the procurement and through life support of all boats and their equipment, the DE&S “Boats Team” uses the Seawork exhibition as its annual ‘Industry Days’ to meet with existing clients and meet new potential clients.
Experts from the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) maritime team can guide UK national companies specialising in commercial and military boats, equipment and related services towards their next international opportunity, whether exporting for the first time or venturing into new markets. The team can also offer advice on access to finance for SMEs to primes.
Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) vision is for the UK to have strategic advantage through the most innovative defence and security capabilities in the world, welcoming ideas from innovators small and large, and providing support to those who have not previously worked with Government.
UK Export Finance is the UK government’s Export Credit Agency, working with over 100 private credit insurers and lenders to help UK companies access export finance. UK Export Finance stands ready to assist the maritime sector through its own product range and the Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme and would like to explore ways to provide support.
Seawork is arranging a programme for one-to-one meetings for exhibitors to meet with the NSO, MOD Boats Team and the DBT experts. Seawork exhibitors can apply via the online exhibitor manual which will be available in the next few days.
